Give First Podcast
1) Rethinking Capitalism with Seth Levine
In this episode of the Give First podcast, David Cohen talks with Seth Levine, Partner at Foundry and co-author of Capital Evolution. Seth looks back on the early days of Techstars, the original Bould...Show More
2) Starting and Closing a Bank in 3 Months with Bala Kamallakharan
In this episode of the Give First podcast, Brad Feld talks with Bala Kamallakharan, founder of Startup Iceland and a driving force behind the country’s modern startup ecosystem. Bala shares the remark...Show More
3) How Pledge 1% Sparked a Global Movement for Startup Philanthropy
In this special episode of the Give First podcast, Brad Feld and Sameer Dholakia revisit the origins of Pledge 1%, the global movement helping startups build philanthropy into their business from the ...Show More
4) How Sameer Dholakia Led SendGrid to IPO and Exit
In this episode of the Give First podcast, Brad Feld sits down with Sameer Dholakia, partner at Bessemer Venture Partners and former CEO of SendGrid, the first Techstars company to go public.When Same...Show More
5) The Compass Within: Robert Glazer on Leading with Core Values
In this episode of the Give First podcast, Brad Feld sits down with Robert Glazer, 5x entrepreneur, #1 Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author, and author of the new book The Compass With...Show More
6) AI First Leaders | Andy Sack & Adam Brotman on Scaling with the AI Wave
In this episode of the Give First podcast, David Cohen sits down with longtime Techstars friend Andy Sack and former Starbucks Chief Digital Officer Adam Brotman, co-CEOs of Forum3 and co-authors of A...Show More
7) Building Startups and Lasting Relationships with Scott Dorsey
In this episode of the Give First podcast, Brad Feld talks with Scott Dorsey, co-founder of High Alpha and former CEO of ExactTarget, the email marketing pioneer acquired by Salesforce. Scott shares h...Show More
8) Breaking Barriers for Entrepreneurs with Elizabeth Gore
In this episode of the Give First podcast, Brad Feld talks with Elizabeth Gore, co-founder and president of Hello Alice, about what it takes to build and scale a platform serving over 1.5M small busin...Show More
9) Building Ecosystems from the Ground Up with Landon Young
In this episode of the Give First podcast, Brad Feld reconnects with Landon Young, pre-seed investor at Elevate Ventures and a longtime builder of startup ecosystems. Landon shares stories from both s...Show More
10) How Policy Shapes Startups: Bobby Franklin on the VC Industry’s Silent Battle
In this episode of the Give First podcast, Brad Feld sits down with Bobby Franklin, President and CEO of the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). They unpack the disconnect between Washington,...Show More
How Policy Shapes Startups: Bobby Franklin on the VC Industry’s Silent Battle
32:23 | Jul 29th, 2025